Anything can happen when Williams is playing. He missed two games in Mission League play because of a sprained ankle and Notre Dame lost both. The Knights are 16-10 and will be a tough team in the Division 2-AA playoffs. They also could be a surprise as a No. 4 seed in the Mission League tournament that begins Thursday at Alemany.

“It was killing me,” Williams said of not playing.

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“He’s able to make so many offensive plays and on defense he covers so much ground,” Sargeant said of the 6-foot-8 Williams, a junior.

Williams is fine now. “Motrin and Advil, I’m good to go,” he said.

Joshua Adoh led St. John Bosco (20-6) with 26 points. The Braves were without an injured Chris James.

In other games, Jarod Lucas of Los Altos scored 41 points in his team’s 87-53 win over Los Alamitos. He was 16 of 19 on free throws and had 16 rebounds.

Streaking Rancho Verde continued its pursuit of an Open Division playoff berth with a 73-45 win over Villa Park. Tory San Antonio scored 26 points and Jaxen Turner 24.

JSerra defeated one of the top teams from San Diego, St. Augustine, 59-57. Ian Martinez scored 18 points.

Fairfax (20-1) won its third game in as many days, knocking off Long Beach Poly 59-53. Ethan Anderson finished with 17 points. Malik Salahuddin had 27 points for Poly.

In Florida, Rancho Christian was beaten in the championship game of the Montverde tournament, losing to the host school 79-56. Montverde should be crowned California state champion since it also owns two wins over Chatsworth Sierra Canyon. Evan Mobley scored 13 points.